April 30th, 2022 — By — In OCA Blog
Common Sense and Common Law: Defining “Property”in Cedar Point v. Hassid
Owners’ Counsel of America Honorary Member and Senior Lawyer with the Pacific Legal Foundation Robert Thomas has recently written an article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent blockbuster regulatory takings decision in Cedar Point v. Hassid. The article was published by The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. In it, Mr. Thomas concludes that in arriving at its decision defining the critical term in the case—the meaning of “private property” in the Fifth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially applied what he calls an “intuitive approach.” To read what this means and the article in its entirety, click here.